TW201421216A - Server and electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A server including motherboards and an electronic assembly is provided. Each motherboard includes at least one socket, and the socket is fixed to the motherboard. The electronic assembly includes electronic devices respectively disposed to the corresponding motherboard to provide corresponding motherboard heat dissipation. The electronic device respectively connects to a cable which is respectively connected to the socket and the cable extends from an exit disposed on one of the electronic assembly's side. The distances from the exit to each socket are not equal, and each cable's length matches the distance from each electronic device to the corresponding socket. When one of the motherboard needs heat dissipation, the corresponding electronic device works through the corresponding cable and socket. When the cable connects to the socket which is not corresponding so that the electronic device which is not corresponding works, the corresponding motherboard do not have heat dissipation effect.

Description

Server and electronic device

The present invention relates to a server and an electronic device, and more particularly to a server and an electronic device that prevent mis-insertion.

The server is the core computer that serves each computer in the network system. It can provide the functions of the disk and printing services required by the network users, and also allows each client to share resources in the network environment with each other. The basic structure of the server is roughly the same as that of a general personal computer. It consists of a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, and an input/output (I/O) device, and is connected by a bus. It is connected internally, connected to the central processing unit and memory through the north bridge chip, and connected to the input/output device through the south bridge chip. The server has undergone three evolutions in terms of chassis architecture: from early tower chassis to rack servers that emphasize centralized performance to high-density computing.

Taking the rack server as an example, the rack server is a server designed to have a uniform appearance and is used in conjunction with the cabinet. It can be said that the rack type is an optimized structure of the tower server, and its design purpose is mainly to minimize the occupation of the server space. Many professional network devices are rack-mounted, mostly flat, just like drawers. Such as switches, routers, hardware firewalls. The rack server has a width of 19 inches and a height in U (1U = 1.75 inches = 44.45 mm). There are usually 1U, 2U, 3U, 4U, 5U, 7U standard servers.

The dimensions of the cabinets are also based on common industry standards, usually ranging from 22U to 42U. The height of the U in the cabinet has a detachable sliding carriage, which can be rooted by the user. Flexibly adjust the height according to the elevation of the server to store network devices such as servers, hubs, and disk array cabinets. After the server is placed, all its I/O lines are taken out from the rear of the cabinet (all interfaces of the rack server are also at the rear), and are uniformly placed in the trunking of the cabinet, generally labeled with labels for easy management.

Inside the computer server, various components assembled in the body are included. Taking a fan as an example, the assembler needs to insert the plug of the connector of the fan into the socket of the motherboard when assembling the computer server. When a computer server includes multiple fans, the assembler is confusing and causes mis-insertion.

The present invention provides a server that has a function of preventing mis-insertion.

The present invention provides an electronic device having a function of preventing mis-insertion.

The invention provides a server comprising a plurality of motherboards and an electronic component. Each motherboard includes at least one socket, and the socket is fixed on the motherboard. The electronic component includes a plurality of electronic components that are respectively disposed corresponding to the motherboard to provide a corresponding heat dissipation function of the motherboard. The electronic components are respectively connected to a cable, and the cable extends from an outlet located on one side of the electronic component and is respectively connected to the socket. The distances from the outlet to the socket are not equal, and the length of each cable matches the distance of each electronic component to its corresponding socket. When one of the motherboards needs to dissipate heat, the corresponding electronic components can be operated through the corresponding cables. When the cables are connected to the non-corresponding sockets to operate the non-corresponding electronic components, the corresponding motherboards have no heat dissipation effect.

The invention provides an electronic device comprising a motherboard and an electronic component. The electronic component includes a plurality of electronic components that are disposed within the electronic device. The electronic components are respectively connected to a cable, and the cable is from one side of the electronic component The outlets extend and are connected to the sockets respectively. The distances from the outlet to the socket are not equal, and the length of each cable matches the distance of each electronic component to its corresponding socket.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the number of the sockets is N, N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1, and the length of the cable connected to the N-1th socket is smaller than the cable connected to the Nth socket. The length of the line.

In one embodiment of the invention, the cable has a marking member and the marking member has a primary marking symbol and each socket has a secondary marking symbol for the corresponding primary marking symbol.

In an embodiment of the invention, the electronic device is a server.

In an embodiment of the invention, the electronic component is a fan.

In an embodiment of the invention, the fans are arranged side by side on one side of the electronic device.

Based on the above, in the server of the present invention, the cables connected to the respective electronic components have different line lengths, and the length of the wires matches the distance of the electronic components to the socket, so that the user can be prevented from being mistakenly inserted. In addition, the cable has a marker and the marker has a primary marker and the receptacle has a secondary marker of the corresponding primary marker. The above-mentioned main mark symbol and sub-mark symbol are combined with the different line lengths as the inspection at the time of assembly, thereby preventing mis-insertion during assembly.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description.

1 is an internal representation of a server in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention intention. Referring to FIG. 1, the server 100 includes a plurality of motherboards 120 and an electronic component 130. Each motherboard 120 includes at least one socket 166, and the socket 166 is fixed to the motherboard 120. The electronic component 130 includes a plurality of electronic components 140 respectively disposed corresponding to the motherboard 120 to provide a corresponding heat dissipation function of the motherboard 120. Each of the electronic components 140 is connected to a cable 162, and the cable 162 extends from an outlet 180 on one side of the electronic component 130 and is respectively connected to the socket 166. The distances from the outlet 180 to the socket 166 are all unequal, and the length of each cable 162 matches the distance of each electronic component 140 to its corresponding receptacle 166, respectively. When one of the motherboards 120 needs to dissipate heat, the corresponding electronic component 140 can be operated through the corresponding cable 162. When the cable 162 is connected to the non-corresponding socket 166 to operate the non-corresponding electronic component 140, the corresponding motherboard 120 has no heat dissipation effect.

That is to say, the electronic component 140 of the present embodiment has a corresponding effect with the motherboard 120. When the user inserts the cable 162 into the non-compliant socket 166, the corresponding motherboard 120 cannot achieve the heat dissipation effect.

Figure 2 is a partial schematic view of the cable of Figure 1 when not connected to the socket. Referring to FIG. 2, a plurality of motherboards 120A, 120B, and 120C and a plurality of electronic components 140A, 140B, and 140C are disposed in the server 100, respectively. A plurality of cables 162A, 162B, and 162C are disposed within the server 100 to electrically connect the electronic components 140A, 140B, 140C to the receptacles 166A, 166B, 166C on the motherboards 120A, 120B, 120C, respectively. In the present embodiment, the cables 162A, 162B, and 162C have different line lengths, and the length of each cable 162 is the distance from the electronic component 140 to each of the sockets 166A, 166B, 166C. In this embodiment, the length of the cable 162C is greater than the cable. The length of 162B, and the length of the cable 162B is greater than the length of the cable 162A is taken as an example. Moreover, as illustrated in FIG. 2, each cable 162 has a marking member 1622A, 1622B, 1622C, and the marking members 1622A, 1622B, 1622C have a primary marking symbol 1624A, 1624B, 1624C. Each of the sockets 166 has a pair of reference symbols 1662A, 1662B, 1662C corresponding to the main designating symbols 1624A, 1624B, 1624C.

The connection mode, structure, and arrangement of the motherboards 120A, 120B, and 120C and the electronic components 140A, 140B, and 140C are substantially similar. Therefore, the motherboard 120A and the electronic component 140A will be described as an example. Referring to FIG. 2, one end of the cable 162A is connected to the electronic component 140A, the other end is connected to a plug 164A, and the plug 164A is correspondingly inserted into the socket 166A. Cable 162A has a marking member 1622A and marking member 1622A has a primary marking symbol 1624A. The socket 166A is fixed to the motherboard 120, and the socket 166A has a sub-marker 1662A of a corresponding main symbol 1624A. Cables 162A, 162B, 162C have different line lengths, and markers 1622A, 1622B, 1622C have different primary indicia 1624A, 1624B, 1624C, and correspond to different sub-markers 1662A, 1662B, 1662C.

Figure 3 is a partial schematic view of the cable of Figure 1 attached to a socket. Referring to FIG. 3, since the cable lengths of the cables 162A, 162B and 162C are not the same, when the assembler of the server 100 wants to insert the plugs 164 into the sockets 166, it is only necessary to follow the cables 162A, 162B and 162C. The lengths of the plugs 164 are sequentially inserted into the corresponding sockets 166, in other words, the line lengths of the cables 162A, 162B and 162C can be differentiated so that the assembler does not There will be confusion and mis-insertion. Although in the present embodiment, the length of the cable 162C is greater than the length of the cable 162B, and the length of the cable 162B is greater than the length of the cable 162A, it is not intended to limit the present invention. The designer can adjust the length of each cable 162 according to the actual needs of the server 100.

In addition, since the main symbol 1624 on the marking member 1622 of each cable 162 is not the same, and each socket 166 has a corresponding sub-marker 1662, it can be further confirmed to assist the assembler in judging the plug 164. Whether to insert the correct socket 166.

In detail, in the present embodiment, the marker member 1622 is a label paper having a sticker on the back side and can be attached to each of the cables 162. The main indicia 1624 is printed on the indicia 1622. Of course, the main indicia 1624 may even be printed directly on the cable 162 or otherwise marked on the cable 162.

In addition, in this embodiment, the main mark symbol 1624 and the sub mark symbol 1662 are the same as an example, and each main mark symbol 1624 is an English letter (the sub mark symbol 1662 is also an English letter). For example, the primary marker symbol 1624A on the marker 1622A is the English letter A, so the corresponding secondary marker symbol 1662A is also the English letter A. The main symbol 1624B on the marker 1622B is the English letter B, so the corresponding secondary marker 1662B is also the English letter B. The main symbol 1624C on the marker 1622C is the English letter C, so the corresponding secondary marker 1662C is also the English letter C.

Of course, the present invention does not limit the types of the primary marker symbol 1624 and the secondary marker symbol 1662, that is, the primary marker symbol 1624 and the secondary marker symbol 1662 are not necessarily the same, as long as the correspondence between the two can be expressed. For example, the primary marker symbol 1624 can be an English uppercase letter, and the secondary marker symbol 1662 is a corresponding English lowercase letter. That is, when the main mark symbol 1624 is an English letter uppercase A, the corresponding sub mark symbol 1662 is an English lowercase letter a, and when the main mark symbol 1624 is an English letter uppercase B, the corresponding sub mark symbol 1662 is an English lowercase letter. b. Further, the types of the main mark symbol 1624 and the sub mark symbol 1662 are not necessarily English letters, and may be, for example, Arabic numerals.

In the embodiment, the electronic component 140 is used as a fan as an example, but the invention is not limited thereto. Referring to FIG. 1, a plurality of fans are arranged side by side on one side of the server 100, and the number of fans is equal to the number of cables 162. In other words, the present embodiment is described by taking a one-to-one relationship between the electronic component 140 and the socket 166 as an example.

In summary, in the server of the present invention, the cables connected to the electronic components have different line lengths, and the length of the wires matches the distance of the electronic components to the socket, so that the user can be prevented from being mistakenly inserted. Further, the main mark symbol and the sub-mark symbol described above are used as the inspection at the time of assembly, and mis-insertion during assembly can be prevented.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

100‧‧‧Server

120, 120A, 120B, 120C‧‧‧ motherboard

130‧‧‧Electronic components

140, 140A, 140B, 140C‧‧‧ electronic components

162, 162A, 162B, 162C‧‧‧ cable

1622, 1622A, 1622B, 1622C‧‧‧ mark

1624, 1624A, 1624B, 1624C‧‧‧ main mark symbols

164, 164A‧‧‧ plug

166, 166A‧‧‧ socket

1662, 1662A, 1662B, 1662C‧‧‧ sub-markers

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1 is a schematic diagram of the internals of a server in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a partial schematic view of the cable of Figure 1 when not connected to the socket.

Figure 3 is a partial schematic view of the cable of Figure 1 attached to a socket.

100‧‧‧Server

120, 120A, 120B, 120C‧‧‧ motherboard

140, 140A, 140B, 140C‧‧‧ electronic components

162, 162A, 162B, 162C‧‧‧ cable

1622, 1622A, 1622B, 1622C‧‧‧ mark

1624, 1624A, 1624B, 1624C‧‧‧ main mark symbols

164, 164A‧‧‧ plug

166, 166A, 166B, 166C‧‧‧ socket

1662, 1662A, 1662B, 1662C‧‧‧ sub-markers

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Claims (10)

A server includes: a plurality of motherboards, each of the motherboards including at least one socket, and the socket is fixed on the motherboard; and an electronic component, the electronic component comprising: a plurality of electronic components respectively corresponding to the The motherboards are provided to provide corresponding heat dissipation functions of the motherboard, and the electronic components are respectively connected to a cable extending from an outlet located on one side of the electronic component and respectively connected to the sockets, wherein the motherboard The distances from the outlets are not equal, and the length of each cable matches the distance of each electronic component to its corresponding socket. When one of the motherboards needs to dissipate heat, the cable can be made through the corresponding cable. The corresponding electronic component operates, and when the cable is connected to a non-corresponding socket to operate the non-corresponding electronic component, the corresponding motherboard has no heat dissipation effect. The server of claim 1, wherein the number of the sockets is N, N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1, and the length of the cable connected to the N-1th socket is less than that connected to the first The length of the cable for the N sockets. The server of claim 1, wherein each of the cables has a marking member, and the marking member has a main marking symbol, and each of the sockets has a pair of marking symbols corresponding to the main marking symbol. The server of claim 1, wherein the electronic component is a fan. An electronic device comprising: a motherboard disposed in the electronic device and having a plurality of sockets thereon; an electronic component including a plurality of electronic components disposed in the electronic device, the electronic components respectively connected to a cable, the cables Extending from an outlet on one side of the electronic component and respectively connected to the sockets; wherein the distance from the outlet to the sockets is not equal, and the length of each cable and each electronic component are respectively connected to their corresponding sockets The distances match. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the electronic device is a server. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the number of the sockets is N, N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1, and the length of the cable connected to the N-1th socket is less than that connected to the first The length of the cable for the N sockets. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein each of the cables has a marking member, and the marking member has a main marking symbol, and each of the sockets has a pair of marking symbols corresponding to the main marking symbol. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the electronic component is a fan. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the fans are arranged side by side on one side of the electronic device.